The British Royal Family – court life

1. The British Royal Family – court life Prepared by: Kaja Armata, Jagoda Dyląg, Izabela Niezgoda i Anna Niziankiewicz Under thesupervision of: mgr Bożena Kut

2. BRITISH ANTHEM God save our gracious Queen,Long live our noble Queen,God save the Queen:Send her victorious,Happy and glorious,Long to reign over us:God save the Queen.O Lord, our God, arise,Scatter thine enemies,And make them fall.Confound their politics,Frustrate their knavish tricks,On thee our hopes we fix,God save us all.Thy choicest gifts in store,On her be pleased to pour;Long may she reign:May she defend our laws,And ever give us causeTo sing with heart and voiceGod save the Queen. Boże, chroń naszą miłościwą królową!Niech długo żyje nasza dostojna królowa!Boże, chroń królową!Obdarz ją zwycięstwem,szczęściem i chwałą,długim panowaniem,Boże, chroń królową.O Panie, Boże nasz,Ukarz Twych wrogówI spraw, by upadli.Pomieszaj im szyki,Obnaż ich podłe sztuczki;W Tobie pokładamy nadzieje.Boże, zbaw nas.Twe szczodre daryna nią zlej,niech długo panuje.Niech broni naszych prawi niech zawsze daje nam powód,aby nasze serca i usta śpiewały,Boże, chroń królową.

3. The role of themonarch Many opinionsareoffered by political and legal experts. Threerolesareoftenmentioned. First, themonarchisthepersonalembodiment of thegovernment of the country. Thismeansthatpeoplecan be as critical as theylikeabouttherealgovernment, and canarguethatitshould be thrown out, withoutbeingaccused of beingunpatriotic. Second, itisarguedthatthemonarchcouldact as a finalcheck on a governmentthat was becomingdictatorial. Ifthegovernmentevermanaged to pass a bill throughParliamentwhich was obviouslyterriblybad and veryunpopular, themonarchcouldrefusethe royal assent and the bill would not become law. Third, themonarchhas a verypractical role to play. By being a figurehead and representingthe country, Queen Elizabeth II canperformtheceremonialdutieswhichheads of state oftenhave to spendtheir time on. Thisway, therealgovernmenthasmore time to get on withtheactualjob of runningthe country.

4. The Royal FamilyTree

5. Prince Philip Mountbatten – the Duke of Edinburgh, husband of Queen Elizabeth. He is the Commonwealth realms' longest-serving consort, the oldest ever spouse of a reigning British monarch, and the oldest ever male member of the British royal family. Prince William – heisnextinline to thethroneafter his father – Prince Charles. In 2011 hemarried Catherine Middleton, whohas not got a gentry background. Queen Elizabeth – she’sthe one of thelongest-reigningmonarchsin British history. Sheiswidelyrespected for thewaysheperformsherduties. Shehasalreadyruled for 60 years.

6. Prince Charles - The Prince of Wales – theeldest son of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip. He marriedPrincess Diana, but theygotdivorced. AfterDiana’sdeathhemarriedCamilia Parker Bowles - Duchess of Cornwall. He isintrerestedintheenviroment and livingconditionsin British cities. Princess Diana – Prince Charles’ wife. She was glamorous and popular figure during her lifetime. She was leading charity activity, visiting hospitals, cheering ill people up. She took part in the campaign against mines, She was The Red Cross's volunteer. She was guiding and supporting lots of activities, which were helping the poorest people. She was called „people’sdarling” or „people’sprincess”.

7. Atthe Royal Court How do childrengrowup? The members of the Royal Family are believed to live in ‘a golden cage’.As it comes to bringing up the children the British Royal Family has not exactly been renowned for their good parenting. Children had been raised traditionally with the help of full time nannies, who used to play an enormous role in their lives. The were seeing their parents only occasionally. When the descendants of the Royal Family reached certain age they were usually sent to boarding schools for further education. The male descendants continued their education in military schools.The coolness of such a model of bringing up their offspring frequently resulted in future difficulties of their descendants in forming proper relationships in adult life. Now, methods of education are changing and the youngest members of Royal Family want to educate their children on their own.

8. Residences of the royal family Windsor Castle Buckingham Palace

9. Residences of the royal family BalmoralinAberdeenshire Hollyrood House inEdinburgh Sandringham House in Norfolk

10. EtiquetteatQueen’scourt • A woman should curtsy the Queen, and the man lean his head. Shake hands when they greet is allowed only when the Queen was the first to stretch out his hand. • Do not kiss the Queen's hand! • You should not talk ‘pleased to meet you’. This is considered unnecessary, since everyone is nice to meet the Queen. • The Queen is always first start the conversation. • The Queen asks Your Majesty, and then the conversation Ma'am. However, other members of the royal family: Your Royal Highness, then Sir or Ma'am. • The Queen is always the first leaves the room. If subjects have to leave before the Queen, they do it so as not to turn his back on her. Reversal of your back is considered very rude.

11. Royal events and ceremonies Changing the Guard or Guard Mounting is theprocess involving a new guard exchanging duty with the old guard.  With tea, cakes and a beautiful garden to stroll in, garden parties are among the most relaxed and informal Royal events.Every summer, The Queen hosts at least three at Buckingham Palace, as well as one at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh. Over 30,000 people attend.

12. curiosities • Members of the British RoyalFamily had no name until 1917. George V adopted Windsor, but finally, however, all the descendants in the male line ofthe Queen and unmarried women will have the name „Mountbatten-Windsor”. • Queen Elizabeth hastravelled to 133 countries on 263 officialoverseasvisits • TheQueenhassat for 139 officialportraits. • King Edward 8th becamethe first British monarch to flyin 1936. • TheQueencelebrates 2 birthdays.

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